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[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Hello. Can you explain what happened in more technical terms? Were you seeing ads everywhere?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
We've seen poor performance reported a few times recently. We've seen it a few times in house as well, but nothing that those steps didn't fix to a large extent. We're investigating.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
What OS version? The FAQ should contain info on which screen locks you can use based on those choices.
[Android Apps and Games] chewdaniel:
Android requires that you set a PIN code or pattern lock when you have VPN enabled...

Also, Advanced Protection doesn't work on Android 7 so it really can't block everything.... for now
[Android Apps and Games] gorandroid:
I am on 5.0.1 lollipop unrooted. ty
[Android Apps and Games] Outman0628:
Great App

Thanks for creative this great App!
[Android Apps and Games] Carinosa2009:
Hello i downloaded it but thé battery goes down very quickly is this normal ?

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[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
This is something you're noticing, or are you basing this off of the usage screen?
[Android Apps and Games] Carinosa2009:
I'm noticing

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[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
We do have a draining effect on the battery, but not more than, say, your browser. Could you possibly join our beta program so we can take a look at this?
[Android Apps and Games] Carinosa2009:
How can i do it please ?

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[Android Apps and Games] V-zion:
Thanks , It's useful
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Just follow the link in my description. After you use if for a few hours, send us a connection issue and mention who you are from XDA.
[Android Apps and Games] gorandroid:
Hey, i removed the license and the phone still doesn't let me change my lockscreen..? What am i supposed to do? I'm running lollipop 5.0.1 on an unrooted S4.
[Android Apps and Games] ElDonTheo:
Well, I mean I had ads exactly like when I did'nt have Adclear. I said everywhere, but it's more "everywhere ads use to be" : in apps, in Chrome, etc.

To conclude, Adclear just stoped blocking ads, even if it the app said protection was "enabled" and Advanced Protection as well.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Hit Clear All Credentials where the certificate is located. This sometimes occurs. It shouldlet you change it then.
[Android Apps and Games] QuickNET Tech:
[MENTION=7253675]SEVEN_AdClear[/MENTION] Is this normal to have 2? Could this be why advanced protection doesn't seem to function?
[Android Apps and Games] gorandroid:
ty :good:
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
It shouldn't be installing two, no. Clear all credentials should give you a clean slate.
[Android Apps and Games] QuickNET Tech:
I did after posting, as well as clearing YouTube's data and reenabling advanced protection. Advanced protection simply no longer works for me. :(
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
We're testing our capabilities in house right now and will see if this is a cross-the-board thing.
[Android Apps and Games] Some Tech Noob:
I gave this app a try but I can't seem to get it to work at all. HTC One M9. Android 6.0. Apps still appear in YouTube and Chrome.

I went into the advanced protection menu and turned on Advanced Protection Status, and installed the certificate. Ads are still everywhere and I can't see any difference.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
It will be great if you guys make this kind of block warning screen for blocked sites, so we can easily understand that the site has been blocked by adclear , otherwise confusions may create according to users knowledge
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
any other sites this is happening on? (You don't have to disclose this one.)
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
You have to do a little bit of tinkering with YouTube to get it to work best.

1. Shut down YouTube. (Sign out if you have an account)

2. Go to App Manager

3. Select YouTube and click Clear Cache. (use Clear Data if it's an option)

4. Start YouTube

We currently have a new build in beta that improves are ad blocking. From time to time advertisers find a way around us and we've got to reimagine new ways to block ads.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Again I'm sorry to say that ads are showing.

And sometimes protection is automatically disables and sometimes I'm not able to open adclear I'm got stuck at adclear logo page the 1st page
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Can you go ahead and send us a connection report again my man?

We're aware that our ad blocking performance took a dip in our latest general release. The latest beta improves that ability, but it's still not as good as it was a few weeks ago. We will probably within the next release or two have it improved.
[Android Apps and Games] QuickNET Tech:
Do you have older releases archived? I would like to go back of I could. I generally don't trust pulling old apks of of random sites. I uninstalled the app and decided to wait for updates as it simply was not working.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
This isn't something we do, but yes, there are older versions hosted elsewhere that I wouldn't recommend.
[Android Apps and Games] QuickNET Tech:
May I ask why? I see a lot of devs do the same thing, but as an end user, I don't understand why. If an update breaks everything and I don't have the apk to roll back, why would devs not offer an official archive? Surely this would be safer than saying no and forcing the user to choose between either abandoning the app entirely or looking for an older version online, which could be malware interested. At the very least, a list of versions and their corresponding check sums would be enough for people to safely download a copy that hasn't been tampered with. I am not asking you to change your mind, as I have no real right to do so, but simply inquiring into why this is such a common practice.

Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] harkaman:
[MENTION=7253675]SEVEN_AdClear[/MENTION] .Is this apk support andriodx86 on pc? I tried, but no luck. My samsung phone work no problem. Any idea?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Nothing concrete from us on this. It's definitely possible; we've seen several users do it. We haven't tested it out though.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
AdClear Version 502505 Release Notes

Release Notes

Added a notification to advise the user to clear cache in YouTube app.

Prevent crash on devices below Android 4.4.4

Added configure button to VPN Dialog

Bypassed Google Allo and Duo

Fixed an issue where AdClear would turn off unexpectedly

Fixed an issue with FTP

Added support for Firefox Advanced Protection

Updated FAQ

Moved FAQ into app bar

Minor UI fixes

Updated YouTube notification after reboot

Added onboarding screen for battery usage

Bug fixes and improvements

DOWNLOAD

Hey guys, we're back with another release. This fixes up a lot of issues stemming from the last release. We have redone all the support info within the app, so let us know if you like the changes or not! Thanks guys.
[Android Apps and Games] harkaman:
It is now working on ANdriodx86 on PC. Alll the other apk working, like adaway, and others
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Showing ads.

Tried this maango.me using adclear , adguard and block this .

Adguard and block this app blocked ads in this site but adclear disappointed.

Block this app is an open source maybe you can get something from that to improve adclear
[Android Apps and Games] ElDonTheo:
I don't know what is wrong with this app. It work perfectly for one entire day when you install it. But then, after exactly one day, ads appear again, as if Adclear wasn't there.

It seems every time I uninstall and reinstall the app, it work fine for 24h, and then it stops working (even if I reboot, etc.).
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Adclear still has so many problems, waiting for new updates is the only thing we can do. Or else choose alternatives
[Android Apps and Games] asusm930:
having an issue where youtube buffering slows down (loading video) when I have seven VPN turned on. When I disable it, youtube works fine. Is there a way to exclude youtube from the app? thanks
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Open adclear Click inside the circle that shows blocked ads count and from there turn off youtube app
[Android Apps and Games] ElDonTheo:
Yeah, but the thing is : when it works, I did'nt find anything more powerful than Adclear (non-root I mean). So it's disappointing, but yeah, waiting! I'm sure this app has potential
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
But I didn't find any stable or perfectly working version of this app, every time when the release new version i check them, but the thing is all are not up to the mark, they shows ads and block only few ads sometimes app close automatically.

About the latest version : yesterday it works good and only few ads where not filtered . But today my net speed has been deceased , apps are taking too much time to load.

And adclear is consuming lot of battery without using it, consumes lot of battery at the boot up of the phone
[Android Apps and Games] spupuz:
Battery drain is because of the VPN not the app itself.

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[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Thanks for letting us know about this site.

We know of BlockThis. We've never seen them "beat" us overall when we test out apps. Their way of being on the Play Store is pretty genius, though.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
We've found a recent issue where people were having some network problems after a day, but not this behavior.

Could you help us out and join our beta program? All you have to do is follow the link in my signature. If you do, wait a day for this problem to occur again then send us a Connection Issue.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
and these problems go away as soon as you disable? The battery thing is observable or based on the usage screen?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
You may want to close AdClear, Clear YouTube's app cache, then reload. It could stop this buffering issue. We are aware of this problem though.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Yes when I disable everything come back to normal.

Yes battery drain observed through gsam battery monitor app.

And now I'm getting unfortunately closed error on adclear
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
AdClear will distort readings on any battery monitoring app.

What does the error specifically say?
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Unfortunately, seven adclear has stopped
[Android Apps and Games] explorer-10:
But can it block YouTube ads over Nougat? Does it work better than AdGuard? Supposedly, AdGuard stopped blocking Youtube ads in Nougat because it behaves differently

From one of the posters in the Adguard forums:

"Since Android Nougat HTTPS filtering won't work for non-browser apps anymore:

https://blog.adguard.com/en/android-nougat-release-and-what-does-it-mean-for-adguard-users/

This effectively prevents us from blocking Youtube ads :("
[Android Apps and Games] steakhutzeee:
Noob question maybe, ads blocking doesn't slow down data speed because it's all on the phone. Right? This is true for youtube ads too?

What about Advanced Protection? How it works? The vpn'll slow down speed?

And, using it there is the possibility to brick the phone someway?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
We're in the same boat. We were actually the first to block HTTPS this way.

I say never doubt the power of the open source community. We'll hopefully figure something out.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Not bad questions at all! You're right about it all being on the phone. That means it won't slow down data speeds. Advanced Protection can sometimes cause a problem, but that's only a small percentage of users.

And no instances of bricking have occurred. Be sure to consult the FAQ if you run into some problems. We try to have an entry for anything that could go wrong.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Has the latest update fixed this? If not, I'm thinking a full uninstall, reboot, then reinstall should fix what's going on.
[Android Apps and Games] steakhutzeee:
Thank you :)

Is it safe to use Advanced Protection on 'Android System'? It's ok for Youtube app, but why for ex. 'Foto' and Android System' are selected by default?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Yes it's safe. The ability to switch it on and off for apps is a pretty new feature. A lot of users wanted the default setting to still cover all apps. If it's causing any problems, then definitely try turning it off for those processes.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
AdClear Version 502529 Release Notes

Release Notes

Fixed YouTube notification showing too often

Minor UI fixes

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Hey guys, just putting the hotfix we released yesterday up. You may have been getting constant notifications from us while in YouTube. This fixes that. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] QuickNET Tech:
Thanks! Was getting ready to block notifications from adclear. Also, did you not see my question a few pages back, or did you just not have an answer?

EDIT: This post HERE.
[Android Apps and Games] steakhutzeee:
Ok :)

But what's the use of Adclear on Android System process in Advanced Protection? I can't figure out what ads can the system itself have.

And, by default only a few apps are selected.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
I'm facing this issue in the latest version
[Android Apps and Games] roshan_24:
Not able to install this app...
[Android Apps and Games] ammenRA:
Works really well, thank you for the great job mate. FYI i got a notification about youtube ads..tap here to.. but when i tap it doesn't do anything. not a biggie though.
[Android Apps and Games] RobbieRq:
I really like this app. Nothing's more irritating than ad comes out whenever i'm streaming.

I got an idea for you, how to earn money from app......asking any app developers for sponsor if they want ads still alive on their app........ haha.. just kidding.

Thanks for your good job :good:
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
This version also showing ads in maango.me site
[Android Apps and Games] redoregon:
Did a forum search and checked the FAQ, but didn't find this addressed... considering that a fingerprint lock is more secure than either method mentioned above, will your app run well behind a fingerprint lock? That would be a showstopper if it can't...
[Android Apps and Games] jesssiii:
Thanks, was about to post that it wasn't staying turned on after searching, then finally saw this. Using Nexus 6P stock Nougat, no root. Looking forward to when this option works on Android 7 [MENTION=7253675]SEVEN_AdClear[/MENTION], must be possible since that other app does work (the one with the one week free trial). Thanks!

Nexus 6P
[Android Apps and Games] miten_sheth:
No ads being blocked by ad clear for my phone. Shows total ads blocked as 0.

Maybe something that I'm doing wrong?
[Android Apps and Games] redoregon:
To answer my own question, it works well.

---------- Post added at 01:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:03 AM ----------

How can I add domains to be blocked?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Sorry about the late response. I haven't been able to check in in a few days.

Under Advanced Protection > Domain Whitelist, you'll be able to add domains.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Is the VPN turned on? Also, be sure to check the Additional Lists screen in case you need language filters.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
I don't believe Adguard does have a way around it. We both are able to block ads not targeting the new API on 7. You're having VPN issues, which are a different thing. Are you getting error messages?
[Android Apps and Games] miten_sheth:
VPN is on, turned on all language filters. Still no ad block.

Edit : Uninstalled it and reinstalled. Works perfectly fine now. Dont know what had happen. :)
[Android Apps and Games] redoregon:
Whitelist? I want to block the domain...
[Android Apps and Games] oranget:
Deleted
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
I misread that. This is something that will be coming some time soon.
[Android Apps and Games] steakhutzeee:
I'm testing different apps this days, i tried adclear with advanced protection for youtube. Installed the certificate and it works. Than disabled, deleted the certificate and installed NetGuard. Now with or without NetGuard i can't see any ads on Youtube (the ones on yellow points). Is it possible that it's an adclear bug?
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Netguard or adguard ?
[Android Apps and Games] steakhutzeee:
I tried seven adclear, now i'm trying netguard :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Brother, adclear is adblocking app and netguard is firewall app .

Both are doing different works
[Android Apps and Games] steakhutzeee:
NetGuard blocks ads through an host file too. In NetGuard FAQ is written that YouTube ads can't be hided because they're not domain based.

Now, i've hided ads on YouTube only with AdClear. But ads (on yellow points) are still hided after i deleted AdClear certificate and disabled Advanced Protection. So the question is, there is an AdClear bug so YouTube ads are hided also after AdClear and Advanced Protecion are disabled? Or maybe the ads are hided with the NetGuard host file?

I tried to disable NetGuard, but ads are still hided.

I searched online and i found that some domain utilised to block YouTube ads are present in NetGuard host.

So my question now is (i wrote this in NetGuard thread too), host file remains active when i disable NetGuard?

This is strange, if the answer is yes, so how i can delete the host file? :confused:

Hope question is clear now.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
I don't know bro , im not an expert.

Try to clear cache youtube app and check.

I think the issue is with netguard.

If you disable protection and remove adclear certificate then everything will come back to normal. All ads will be shown.

the issue is because of the hostfiles of netguard remains in your phone.

Hey bro why you what to disable adclear ? Just use adclear to block all ads in apps websites and youtube etc etc is free .
[Android Apps and Games] steakhutzeee:
There is a site you can use to test if host file is active in Netguard. If i disable Netguard, host file goes away too. So maybe the problem is youtube cache.

Adclear is good, but Netguard start at boot without any prompt, this is most important feature i like :silly:
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Adclear also starts at boot
[Android Apps and Games] steakhutzeee:
Yes, but you have to tap on the screen on a dialog to open it. Netguard instead, starts without human intervention.
[Android Apps and Games] h0bnail:
Just installed today and I'm getting some inconsistency in Chrome. Same page that loaded perfectly 10 minutes ago is now loading all ads. Nexus 6 on 7.0. Any ideas of what I might be missing? Seems to be corrected temporarily by clearing cache on Chrome.
[Android Apps and Games] oranget:
Getting the same in youtube...works sometimes..then not at all
[Android Apps and Games] QuickNET Tech:
The app barely work at all for me on my last 2 phones. One running 6.0, the newest running 6.0.1.
[Android Apps and Games] italia0101:
I'm confused, is there a white list for when not using advanced protection?

I want to allow www.googleadservices.com. But I'm not using advanced protection as I don't need to
[Android Apps and Games] andu86:
Still seeing ads in chrome, even if I cleared cache of the app
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Tap in the center on the main screen.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Something appears to be causing problems with Chrome. We've made some changes there the past few updates, and it might be causing problems. We're still investigating, but clearing the cache is a good idea.

YouTube has been spotty from phone to phone for a few weeks but we're focusing on it and will ideally have something in our release today/tomorrow. We had some bugs in beta we're ironing out.

By barely working, do you mean not blocking ads or are you experiencing technical issues?
[Android Apps and Games] QuickNET Tech:
Blocks virtually no ads at all. The problem started a few versions back on my previous phone and has continued with my new phone.
[Android Apps and Games] wicozani:
Went right to work straight away!

Downloaded to my Sony Xperia Z2 (D6503) within the past hour, and already it has blocked annoying ads on Skype, Plume (Skype client), Chrome browser, and Facebook. Now to see what else it blocks! Great job!
[Android Apps and Games] andu86:
thank you for this great app, that works without rooting.

but i have to ask, i saw that today it blocked a lot of ads from youtube and i didnt even open youtube today. does anybody knows why youtube is requesting ads if its not even open ?

thank you
[Android Apps and Games] QuickNET Tech:
What is funny is I saw this type of behavior as well. In my case it was Zedge that I knew with 100% certainty I had not even opened that day and yet it showed that >100 ads had been blocked. :/
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
We're aware of this problem and believe we have it fixed. We just released a new beta version that should fix this. Let us know if you see the count jump up high for other apps. It usually means they're sending an inordinate amount of ad requests.
[Android Apps and Games] oranget:
Where is link for new version?
[Android Apps and Games] Fla73:
Wow!!

I try this app today and it is great!!!!!
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
It's only available through our beta program (joinable through link in sig)
[Android Apps and Games] jesssiii:
https://goo.gl/photos/um7Cjzgs9oikuBLC6

When i flip the switch for advanced protection, it installs certificate (I've checked), but the switch never stays on. I've allowed storage permission. 6P Nexus, using Android 7.1.1, stock, unrooted.

Edit: Just checked again, now it's switched on and sticking!

NeXus 6P
[Android Apps and Games] chewdaniel:
working fine on my 5X tho..... 7.1.1 unrooted too
[Android Apps and Games] kgr:
Hello, I'm trying to join the beta - when I click the 'Let me in' link in the email, it takes me to a crashlytics page saying 'open the invitation email on your device to begin registering for beta testing'. I can't seem to get further than that.

I have AdClear_502529 installed, and I'm unable to turn protection on. Every time I try, it says 'ADCLEAR was disabled for vpn error'. I have tried rebooting, reinstalling, etc. I'm using a non-rooted stock 6.0.1 Samsung Tab2 SM-T817V tablet.

Be glad of any pointers you could give me on these issues.

Thanks

Ken
[Android Apps and Games] oranget:
Still having tons of ads on youtube. I have installed latest beta and have advanced protection on, certificate installed, reboot and clear youtube cache....still ads.
[Android Apps and Games] jerryn70:
Disable vpn and try beta joining step again .

I got successful when I disabled vpn.
[Android Apps and Games] kgr:
I had Firefox as my default browser and the crashlytics website didn't like that. I got into the beta using chrome.

I still have the same error now in AdClear beta though: 'ADCLEAR was disabled for vpn error'
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
A good place to check if this occurs is your Trusted Credentials. If the certificate is still there, it should be working with the VPN on.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Rebooting the phone should fix this if you use Android 5. Regardless, I'd try it.

Edit: Sorry, just now read the previous post. Are you running background data restriction?
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Try force stopping YouTube after clearing the cache. We're seeing a noticeable difference when adding that step.
[Android Apps and Games] kgr:
I'm on 6.0.1 and rebooting doesn't seem to make a difference.
[Android Apps and Games] SEVEN_AdClear:
Still seeing that speed problem from Github?
[Android Apps and Games] kgr:
No.

Seems to be the same result on WiFi or mobile. Is that normal?